🚀 Director of Project Management

The Director of Project Management is a leadership position created to assist in maintaining the quality & consistency of JLA’s project management at all phases of a project’s lifecycle.

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Base pay range

$120,000.00 to $135,000.00 per year

Responsibilities

• Continual collaboration with JLA’s Director of Architectural Operations to conceive, evaluate, improve, implement, and oversee project management goals, objectives, processes, initiatives, and standards.
• Providing regular, structured support to all Project Managers in their work – encouraging a sound & consistent Project Management approach across the firm, evaluating how Projects are ‘tracking’ with workplan & schedule expectations, and proactively identifying project challenges & strategizing about potential solutions.
• Providing organic collaboration, support, and mentoring to all JLA Team Members in their work.

Administration & Operational Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Director of Architectural Operations to conceive & develop firm-wide goals & objectives as they relate to project management.
• Collaborate with the Director of Architectural Operations to evaluate & improve project management processes, initiatives, and standards to meet firm-wide goals.
• Lead the Project Manager Influence Group – obtaining input & building consensus among Project Managers on issues related to project management processes, initiatives, and standards.
• Understand and assist PMs on creating Projects on JLA’s network and in JLA’s Ajera platform.
• Understand and assist PMs with Project work-planning, scheduling, and Proposals/Agreements.
• Lead regular, structured ‘check-ins’ with all Project Managers to: (1) provide guidance, coaching, and advice to address project management, client management, and team management issues – proactively collaborating to identify and solve potential challenges while promoting consistency between PMs.
• Provide support & collaboration on their project Work Plans & Project Schedules.
• Provide support & collaboration on their project Proposal/Agreements.
• Track the on-going progress of their projects as it relates to Work Plan and Schedule expectations.
• Track the scheduling/timeliness of formal QA/QC Reviews.
• Monitor the Project Manager’s usage of JLA standards, processes, and checklists.
• Identify key/ unique issues, considerations, and/or deficiencies to address as the projects progress.
• Work proactively & collaboratively identify & solve management challenges.
• Train & coach PMs to improve client management and internal team management.
• Periodically ‘audit’ Project Team Meetings and Site Observations.
• Participate in JLA’s Team Scheduling Meetings to strategize about overall firm scheduling/workload and give input/insight about information learned in the regular Project Manager ‘Check-Ins’.
• Assist in the process of Project Manager transitions – switching the Project Manager of a Project.
• Conceive & implement – with collaboration from others on the JLA Operational Leadership Team – a professional development ‘track’ for individuals that desire to evolve into a Project Manager role.
• Assist in the ‘onboarding’ and training of new Project Managers.
• Collaborate with the JLA Operational Leadership Team as necessary to assist them in the evaluation & implementation of their various initiatives.
• Periodically assist the JLA Business Development Team and JLA Marketing Team with their respective efforts & initiatives as needed.
• ‘Pitch-In’ when needed – with other administrative & operational responsibilities as required or assigned.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

General Business; Architecture and Planning

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave
• Disability insurance

Periodic travel to all JLA offices may be required. The expected workload would be between 43-45 hours per week. Although JLA offers ‘work-mode’ flexibility, it is expected that the Director of Project Management would regularly perform their responsibilities ‘in person’ with the potential for periodic remote work when appropriate.